Improvement in horse-qetachers



I. L. FALLIS.

HORSE DETACHER.

No.185,734. Patented Dec. 26, 1876.

THE GRAPH [C CO. NVY

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ISAAC L. FALLIS, OF DAYTON, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF HIS RIGHT TO HUGH T.JACKSON, OF ALPHA, OHIO.

IMPROVEMENT IN HORSE'DETACHERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 185,734, dated December26, 1876; application filed September 11, 1876.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, IsAAc L. FALLIs, of Dayton, in the county ofMontgomery and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Horse-Detachers; and I do hereby declare the followingto be a full, clear, and exact description of the same.

This invention relates to that class of horsedetachers in which thedirect points of con nection between the horse and vehicle are only two,and which are under the control of the driver by a connecting cord orwire, so that in case of a runaway the horse may be instantly detachedfrom the vehicle.

This is an improvement upon Letters Patent No. 169,685, dated November9, 1875,

granted to me for a similar device. My ob jeet now is to strengthen andimprove the general structure of the device, whereby novelty andincreased simplicity are achieved, as will be herewith set forth.

To enable others skilled in the art to which my invention appertains tomake and use the same, I would thus proceed to describe it, referring tothe accompanying drawing, in Which- Figure 1 represents my improveddetacher applied to a horse and carriage. Fig. ,2 is a side elevation ofthe detacher alone.

This device consists, essentially, of two parts, A and B. The part A isa piece of metal of the shape represented, having at its bottom a loop,a, that fits around the shaft, though not so tightly as to prevent itsslipping backward and forward. At its top forward end is a pin orgudgeon, I). (See dotted lines, Fig. 2.) Abutting against the end of thegudgeou "is a catch, 0, pivoted at d on both sides of the point A, and alatch, e, overlapping the part A, is pivoted at f, and has its endsresting upon shoulders of the catch 0 at g. The rear part of the piece Ais formed into a loop, h, as seen, and upon a projecting pin, 2', is aspiral spring, j, whose end, resting against the latch 6, holds it inplace. The part B is composed of a buckle, b, loop a, and a sleeve, 41,as shown, and as in the former patent.

To apply the device, the traces are out near the middle, the forwardportions being secured to the loops 0, and the rear portions to the looph, as seen in Fig. 1. The girth is attached to the buckles b, and in theremaining particulars the horse is harnessed in the ordinary manner.

To the under side of the shafts are secured the metal spring-strips D,having one end permanently secured to the shafts, and the other madeadjustable by a screw or bolt, m. The loop a slides on this strip, and,by means of it, wear upon the shaft is prevented, and also, should theshaft be much too small, the strip fills up the waste space.

A cord or wire, it, attached to the latch e, is carried back into thecarriage, within easy reach of the driver, who, by pulling upon thecord, depresses the latch, and allows the horse to leave the shafts.

It will be noticed that the points of attachment between the horse andcarriage are only two, and that the sleeves upon the gudgeons constitutethese points. The sleeves being held by the catches alone, when they arereleased the horse is detached.

The advantage of this improvement over the patent mentioned is, that thepart A, unlike the other, which is a slight shell containing theactuating devices, is a solid piece of metal, with only two extraneousparts-via, the catch and the latch-which are simply and firmly arrangedupon the outside, and not liable to get out of repair. The location ofthese parts, too, is such as to afford the greatest strength.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new- 1. In ahorse-detacher, the part A, consisting of the solid portion forming theloops a and h, and the catch 0 and latch 6, arranged upon the outside,in the manner and for the purpose specified.

2. The combination, with the part A, constructed as described, of thepart B, containing the loop 0, buckle b, and sleeve d, substantially asand for the purpose specified.

3. The combination, with the part A, constructed as described, ot' thespring strip D, arranged upon the under side of the shafts, in themanner and for the purpose specified.

Witness my hand this 31st day of July, A. D. 1876.

ISAAC L. FALLIS.

Witnesses OHAs. M. PEoK, P. H. GUNoKEL.

